Aaron Rodgers Finalized the Wildest Pittsburgh Steelers Offseason Ever

Nick Pedone|published: Thu 5th June, 16:34 2025

Nov 10, 2024; Glendale, Arizona, USA; New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) passes against the Arizona Cardinals during the second half at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images

Aaron Rodgers is officially heading to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gerry Dulac reported Thursday afternoon that Rodgers intends to sign a contract with the Steelers and participate in mandatory team minicamp next week.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter confirmed it’s a one-year deal for Rodgers, who will assume the starting quarterback position ahead of Mason Rudolph and rookie Will Howard.

The Steelers (+550) have the third-best odds to win the AFC North behind the Baltimore Ravens (-145) and Cincinnati Bengals (+230).

But Rodgers is expected to make Pittsburgh better than it was last season — and remember, head coach Mike Tomlin somehow took that team to the playoffs.

Justin Fields and Russell Wilson shared time as the signal-caller in Pittsburgh last year. Somehow, the team won 10 games. A stellar defense certainly helped, and most of that unit remains intact and ready to roll with Rodgers.

Offensively, Pittsburgh has retooled as well. Najee Harris is gone, clearing the way for Jaylen Warren and former Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson to take the majority of the snaps in the backfield. George Pickens was recently traded to the Dallas Cowboys, but the Steelers acquired DK Metcalf in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks before the NFL Draft — probably an upgrade at WR1.

Last season, the Jets won just five games and fired their head coach and general manager in the middle of the year.

Lost in that chaos? The fact that, at times, Rodgers played like a top-10 quarterback. He started all 17 games — an incredible bounceback from the ruptured Achilles tendon he suffered during his New York debut in 2023.

Rodgers completed 63 percent of his passes for 3,897 yards, 28 touchdowns and just 11 interceptions. This is the same quarterback who won back-to-back NFL MVP honors in 2020 and 2021. He’s no slouch.

As long as Tomlin continues working his voodoo magic of constantly turning the Steelers into contenders, Pittsburgh will be a force with Rodgers. While fans will make their memes and jokes about his character — and the national media will jab the Steelers for how long this signing took — we’re still talking about one of the best, purest throwers of the football to ever play the game.

A guy who’s going to be fitted for a gold jacket as soon as he retires is now taking over as the lead signal-caller for one of the most stable organizations in professional sports.

It’s so crazy, it might just work.